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...Pinnington of Oxford got off to a fast start in the 100 and coasted in to a 9.9 time, a full two yards in front of Todd Lewis of Yale. Hal Geick got a poor start and never came close...
...Hal Gelck's sub-par performance in the broad jump enabled George Walker of Oxford to edge him with a jump of only 22 feet 7 inches. Oxford-Cambridge clinched the meet with an easy win by Chataway in the mile (4:15) and a one yard victory in the sprint relay. The Americans stared in disbelief at the 9-4 score as they quietly trooped off the field. "Somehow the whole meet just seemed like a bad dream," is the way one of the runners...
Chicago cannot hope to win the pennant unless its pitching holds up; and Richards made Hal Newhouser a winner when Paul was the Detroit catcher. Joe Dobson has won four without losing. Randy Gumpert is 3-1, Ken Holcombe 4-2, Billy Pierce 7-2, Howie Judson 2-0. If they stay hot, so do the White Sox. Whatever happens, Richards' hustling, aggressive club seems to have bulled its way into the first division for good...
Detroit is still in the slump which struck it last September. George Kell and Vic Wertz are the best third baseman and right fielder in the game, but only Hal Newhouser is pitching adequately. Hoot Evers, easily the best left fielder in the league last year, is hitting .133 and sitting on the bench. Johnny Lipon's fielding at short has fallen apart after a great year. Only catcher Myron Ginsberg has shown improvement...
...gave Homer Bigart its citation for the "best consistent press reporting from abroad." To Maggie Higgins went the George Polk Memorial Award (plus $500 provided by CBS) for "courage, integrity and enterprise above and beyond the call of duty." Other awards: ¶General war reporting, A.P.'s Hal Boyle. ¶Foreign-news interpretation, the New York Times's James Reston. ¶Radio & TV interpretation, CBS's Ed Murrow. ¶Radio & TV reporting from abroad, CBS's Howard K. Smith. ¶Picture reporting, LIFE'S David Douglas Duncan...